Overview
Set between the two World Wars and based on true historical events, Bitter Harvest conveys the untold story of the Holodomor, the genocidal famine engineered by the tyrant Joseph Stalin. The film displays a powerful tale of love, honour, rebellion and survival at a time when Ukraine was forced to adjust to the horrifying territorial ambitions of the burgeoning Soviet Union.
Cast
- Max Irons as Yuri
- Samantha Barks as Natalka
- Terence Stamp as Ivan
- Barry Pepper as Yaroslav
- Tamer Hassan as Sergei
- Aneurin Barnard as Mykola
- Anastasiya Ostreinova as Mykola's Girlfriend
- Tom Austen as Taras
- Richard Brake as Medved
- William Beck as Stefan